November 27, 2020 0 In Senegal, Entrepreneurial Cancer Survivor Looks to 3-D Printing to Aid Amputees When a Senegalese woman lost her arm to cancer, she viewed her new reality not as a disability but a problem that needed fixing. ...
November 27, 2020 0 Bank of Canada: Vaccine Could Trigger Swift Economic Rebound Canada’s economy could rebound faster than expected if consumer spending jumps in the wake of a successful coronavirus ...
November 27, 2020 0 Brazil President: ‘I’m Not Going to Take’ Coronavirus Vaccine Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday he would refuse a coronavirus vaccine, the most recent of his vaccine-skeptic ...
November 26, 2020 0 Stigma, Discrimination Seen Driving HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 The U.N. Program on HIV and AIDS warns that stigma and discrimination against marginalized populations are driving both the AIDS ...
November 26, 2020 0 Africa Braces for Second Coronavirus Wave As a second wave of coronavirus approaches, Africa has a plan, says the continent’s top health official. ...
November 26, 2020 0 Indian Company Says it Has Made Millions of Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Candidate for COVID-19 There is rising optimism in India about getting access to a COVID-19 vaccine after Britain-based pharmaceutical company ...
November 26, 2020 0 Pandemic Postpones National Math, Reading Tests Until 2022 National reading and math tests long used to track what U.S. students know in those subjects are being postponed from next year ...
November 25, 2020 0 Ignoring COVID Warnings, Millions Travel for Thanksgiving Holiday Millions of Americans have resumed traveling this year to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends -this ...
November 25, 2020 0 China Stepping Up Virus Testing on Imported Food Packaging China is stepping up virus inspections on imported food packaging as cooler weather brings new waves of coronavirus infections in ...
November 25, 2020 0 Scotland First in the World to Make Sanitary Products Free Scotland on Tuesday made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to take such a step against ...
November 25, 2020 0 NASA Apollo Program Helped Boost US Food Safety Americans are less likely to get food poisoning this Thanksgiving thanks to NASA. Yes, NASA. The space agency’s Hazard ...
November 25, 2020 0 Americans Wait in Line for Hours for COVID-19 Tests as Holidays Approach With coronavirus cases surging across the U.S., more people who want to travel to be with family for the Thanksgiving holiday are ...
November 24, 2020 0 Retailers Already Fear US Holiday ‘Shipageddon’; Now Here Come Vaccines Deliveries of holiday gifts purchased online at major retailers could get delayed by something far more critical — COVID-19 ...
November 24, 2020 0 OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty in Criminal Case Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic ...
November 24, 2020 0 Kenya Doctors Threaten to Strike Over Lack of COVID Protections Kenyan doctors are threatening to go on strike next month unless the government addresses their concerns about safety, health ...
November 24, 2020 0 EU Near Deal with Moderna on Coronavirus Vaccine European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announced Tuesday the European Union has reached a deal with U.S. biotech ...
November 24, 2020 0 Here’s How the Three COVID-19 Vaccines Compare With pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s announcement Monday that its vaccine successfully prevented coronavirus ...
November 23, 2020 0 GM Flips to California’s Side in Pollution Fight With Trump General Motors says it will no longer support the Trump administration in legal efforts to end California’s right to set ...
November 23, 2020 0 Seven Sudanese Doctors Die from COVID-19 in 10 Days Sudanese health authorities said Sunday that seven medical doctors died from COVID-19 in 10 days, a development that reflects ...
November 23, 2020 0 Pandemic Takes Toll on Kenya’s Medical Workers Healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients say the work is taking a toll on their mental state, forcing some into depression ...
November 23, 2020 0 UN Report: Lockdowns Not Abetting Greenhouse Gas Emissions The World Meteorological Organization reports greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere continue to reach record levels despite ...
November 23, 2020 0 AstraZeneca Announces ‘Highly Effective’ COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca said early Monday that clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in Britain and Brazil ...
November 23, 2020 0 Co-Founder of Viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Dies at 37 YONKERS, NEW YORK — A co-founder of the social media ALS ice bucket challenge, which has raised more than $200 million ...
November 22, 2020 0 Ancient Madrid Market Reopens Amid Debate Over Virus Rules Madrid’s ancient and emblematic Rastro flea market reopened Sunday after a contentious eight-month closure because of the ...